Tag: Serena Williams

I am not a fan, I am a student. I am learning so much from you. Black Girl Magic, I am still in aww of your magic. When I look at you, I see you more than just a tennis player; you are a girl from Compton that just won’t stop. I’ve come to realize that I have looked up to you and Venus more than I really known. Growing up, my sisters and I would blow up a balloon and pretend we were you two and play “tennis” across my parents’ bed. I used to think it was just tennis but it is more than that. It’s more than proving everyone else wrong. It’s more than winning. It’s conquering everything that you know you deserve. It’s being better than what your imagination can think of.

Within that, I say thank you for humbly being yourself. I see you more than just the greatest tennis player, I see you as a strong example of a black woman who feels deeply passionate about something and doesn’t allow anyone to tell you that your passion is wrong. But today, today I saw that it is okay to be emotional in front of others. It is okay to not be seen as a rock allllll the time. You tried so hard to keep your composure but your emotions was much more, even without words. I am still learning not to be that rock all the time. One shouldn’t have to rely on anyone to feel passion but I must say you sparked the passion in my heart for everything it is that I have always dreamt of. I no longer want to dream about what it is that I want; I want to make it happen. I am a girl from the Bronx, and I won’t stop until I am satisfied.